Journal-box.



A10. BUCKIUSJR.

louRNAL Box.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6, l9l5.

1,171,020. "Patented Feb. 8,1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT 0. BUCKIUS, JR., 0F CHICAGO; ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL MALLEABLE CASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 'OF OHIO.

J OURNAL-BIOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Feb. s, i916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT O. BUGKIUS, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved JournalABox, of which thev following is a specification, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichl Figure 1 is a section of a journal box lid embodying my invention, with the lid shown in an openposition; Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. 1, but with the lid shown in closed position; Fig. 3 is a section on' line III- III of Fig. 2, and '-Figwl is an elevation of the hinge lug. I

My invention is an improvement u on the tvpe of journal box shown in my tters Patent No. 1,099,964,1daduune 1e, 1914, and consists m providing a lid with trunf nions which coperate with sockets on the hinge lug of the box, to resist 'abnormal' opening and removal of the lid.

My invention also consists of the construction and coperation of the various plarts which I shall hereinafter describe and c aim.

Referring to the drawings, 2 represents a journal box upon which is formed a hinge lug 3, having cam surfaces 4*, 4", and rounded bosses 5, having sockets 6. These sockets v6 are open at the forward side, to receive the trunnions 7 formed upon the portion 8 of the lid 9. The hinge lug 3,

desired, may be apertured, as is shown in Fig. 3to receive a hinge bolt, so that the lid, if broken. may be re laced with one of the ordinary Master Car guilders construction. The portion 8 of the lid 9 has circular socket bearings 10, adapted to bear upon the `bosses 5. On the inside of the lid 9 is la spring-actuated lever 11, the toe 12 of which is firmly held alternately Aagainst the cam surfaces 4'* and 4" as the lid is opened or closed. The-spring-actuated lever 11 `forms i a wedg'ing means by which the bearings 10 of the lid portion 8 are held firmly againstA the bosses 5 of the hinge lug 3, so that in o iening the. lid turns upon the bosses as a ivot. The upward movement of the lid is imited by the edge 13 of the lid portion 8 ldescribed without departing bearin against reinforcing base flanges 14 of the inge lug 3 and coperating with the trunnions 7 in the sockets 6 to prevent the lid from being opened farther than is neces.

sary. The trunnions 7 are not under strain,

except when pressure is applied to the lid to open it-beyond the normal position illustrated in Fig. 1. l

The lid is applied as follows: The lever 11 is placed in position on the lid, anda wedge, such asv a rail spike, is driven between the lever 11. and the lid, so as to compress the lever spring slightly by tipping the upper end of the lever away from the inner surface of the lid. The lid is then' applied in a closed position.` v The trunnions 7 on the lid enter the sockets 6 (and the toe 12 of the lever 11 passes under the cam surface 4.) When the lid is thus applied it may be opened until the action of the cam surface 4" on the lever 13 lifts the lever still farther away fromthe lid and releases'the spike,l

which may then be. withdrawn.

Itis obvious that various changes may be made in the device which lhave shown and from my invention.

What I claim is: l

- r1. In a journal box, a hinge lug on said box having rounded bosses and cam 'surfaces thereon, the bosses on the hinge-lug having sockets open at their forward sides, a lid having an upward extension with areshaped bearin adapted to turn on said bosses, the lid iswing trunnions mounted on its'inner face adapted to fit into said socket openings, a sprin seated on'the -inside of the lid, a lever pivoted to the lid, one arm engaging said spring, and ther other arm thecam surfaceson the hinge lug, and being adapted in. all positions to draw said socket bearings tightly against-the bosses, to keepI said trunnions in said sockets and to coperate with said trunnions, lug', bearing bosses and sockets in limiting the upwardfmovement of the lid.

2. A journal box having a hinge lug, said hin lug having arc-shaped bosses and cam sur aces thereon, a lid having an arc-shaped extension engaging and bearing u on said bosses, a lever pivotcd on the insi e of the lid, one arm of the lever acting as a wedge between the pivot of the lever and said cam surfaces, said hinge-lug having also sockets in said bosses, open at the forward side, and said lid having trunnlons lalso thereon, y

adapted to enter said sockets and to' c9- operate with said lever and cam surfaces m Vholdngth'e salol bearingsof the lid against said boses in i111 psiion 'ofl the lid.

ALBERT 0. BUCKIUS, JB.

Winesses: f PHILIP A. HILL, HOUSTON l[. TT. 

